5-16-18 Legislature includes money for K-3rd grade dyslexia screenings in FY '19 budgetOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The budget approved last week by the Missouri legislature includes some money for screening children for dyslexia while they are in kindergarten through the third grade. Those screenings are required under a bill the legislature approved two years ago. |
5-14-18 Legislature's budget proposal would boost employee pay and benefits, study pay by job classOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The legislature approved a budget that would increase by $700 the pay of employees making less than $70,000 a year. Those making more than $70,000 would receive a 1-percent increase. |
5-10-18 House votes to condemn Missouri high court's 1852 decision in Dred Scott caseOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The Missouri House has voted, in the presence of one of Dred Scott’s descendants, to denounce the 1852 decision by the Missouri Supreme Court to deny Scott his freedom. |
5-10-18 Legislature's budget could help counties save money on holding state prisonersOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The budget passed by the Missouri legislature this week aims to get the state caught up in payments to counties for holding state prisoners, and to give counties cheaper options for taking care of those prisoners. |
5-9-18 House proposes increase in state aid to sheltered workshopsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
House Bill 2644 would increase from $19 to $21 dollars the amount the state pays to workshops for every six-hour or longer day worked by a handicapped employee. |
5-8-18 Budget proposal maintains House's steep cuts to DHSS after dispute over virus dataOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The conference committee agreed to cut money equal to the salaries of eight positions in the director’s office, including the director. |
5-1-18 Missouri House votes to give judges more freedom from mandatory minimum sentencesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
House Bill 1739 would allow judges to issue sentences below those minimums except in crimes that involved the use, attempted use, or threat of physical force, or certain non-consensual sex crimes against a minor. A case would have to have a “substantial and compelling” reason the minimum sentence would be unjust to the defendant or would not be needed to protect the public. The House voted Tuesday to send that legislation to the state Senate. |
5-1-18 Missouri legislature votes to ease regulation of hair braiders, curb future business regulationsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The state House voted Tuesday for the final passage of House Bill 1500, which started off as a bill to ease regulations of hair braiders, but added to it is language that will make the state think twice about imposing regulations on new professions. |
5-1-18 House approves limited medical marijuana proposalOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The Missouri House has voted to allow those suffering from debilitating conditions to use medical marijuana. The proposal now goes to the state Senate for consideration. |
5-1-18 Missouri House votes to block public contracts with companies that boycott IsraelOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The Missouri House has voted to bar the state and its local governments from entering into contracts with companies that are participating in a movement to boycott Israel. |
4-27-18 House members prepare for conference with Senate on FY '19 budgetOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The House and Senate are roughly $570-million apart in their respective spending plans for Fiscal Year 2019. |
4-25-18 House approves bill backers say would reduce prescription drug costsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
HB 1452 sponsor Lynn Morris said the bill would eliminate "gag orders" that keep pharmacists from telling customers how to save money on prescriptions. |
4-25-18 Missouri House considers legalizing medical use of marijuanaOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The Missouri House is one vote away from proposing that Missouri legalize the medical use of marijuana by people suffering from certain terminal or debilitating conditions. |
4-24-18 House prepares extensive foster care reform legislationOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
An increased focus on issues concerning foster care in Missouri has resulted in a bill containing 11 different reforms meant to make life better for children who are in, and who leave, that care. |
4-19-19 House Speaker: Committee investigating governor will 'have the time it needs to finish its work'On Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Missouri’s House Speaker said he doesn’t want to constrain the committee he created to investigate allegations against the state’s governor. |
4-12-18 House passes proposal to increase access to long-acting birth control, save Missouri moneyOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
House Bill 1499 would let health care providers use a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) for a patient other than the one to whom it was initially prescribed. |
4-10-18 House approves bill taking multiple approaches to opioid addiction fightOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Sponsor Keith Frederick (R-Rolla) said the overarching idea behind the bill is to see a shift in the response to opioid addiction from law enforcement and incarceration to treatment availability. |
4-4-18 House passes 'pain capable' abortion banOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The state House has proposed barring abortions in Missouri of any fetus a doctor determines is capable of feeling pain. |
4-4-18 House votes to expand definition of 'service dog,' criminalize faking a service animalOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
House Bills 1369 and 2031 are aimed at making life better for those who legitimately have service dogs and service animals, according to sponsor Chrissy Sommer (R-St. Charles). She said such people make up a growing segment of society, as the list of conditions dogs can help with continues to grow. |
3-28-18 House approves bipartisan collaborative effort to extend Medicaid coverage for postpartum substance abuse careOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
House Bill 2280 extends MO HealthNet benefits for pregnant women who are receiving substance abuse treatment within 60 days of giving birth for up to 12 additional months. |
3-28-18 House budget plan would restore FY '18 funding levels to colleges, universitiesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The Missouri House has perfected a budget proposal for the next fiscal year including an agreement to hold down college tuition, while restoring $68-million that Governor Eric Greitens (R) proposed cutting from colleges and universities. |
3-27-18 House proposes tougher regulation of auto dealers, dealer platesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
House Bill 2122 would limit the issuance of dealer plates based on the number of vehicle sold annually. A dealer selling six vehicles per year could have one plate. Twelve sales per year is enough for a second, 20 per year for a third, and each additional 10 sales per year beyond that would allow a dealer another plate. |
3-23-18 House budget committee votes to continue barring state funding for DUI checkpointsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The House Budget Committee has proposed a state spending plan that would continue to keep state-appropriated funds from going to impaired driving checkpoints. |
3-23-18 Missouri House votes to extend child care worker background checksOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The Missouri House of Representatives has voted to increase protection for children in the state’s childcare facilities by broadening background checks on those facilities’ workers. |
3-26-18 Missouri House proposes reform of sex offender registryOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
A bill that would update Missouri’s sex offender registry has been sent to the state Senate. |
3-21-18 House budget committee adopts stiff cuts to DHSS over Bourbon virus data disputeOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
House Budget Committee leaders have proposed deep cuts to the office of the Department of Health and Senior Services’ director because the Department has not provided data on a recent virus outbreak that left a state employee dead. |
3-20-18 Term-limited House member hopes for, at long last, statewide 911 funding solution's successOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The latest effort in a House lawmaker’s years-long quest to address 911 funding in Missouri has been sent to the state senate. |
3-13-18 Missouri House proposes repeal of the state's prevailing wage lawOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The Missouri House has proposed repealing the state’s prevailing wage law. Backers say the bill will allow more public works projects to move forward. Opponents say it will lower wages and drive more people onto public assistance programs. |
3-9-18 House votes to outline lengths guards can go to in protecting Callaway nuclear plantOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
House Bill 1797, called the “Nuclear Power Plant Security Guard Act,” would create the offense of “trespass on a nuclear power plant, and make it punishable by up to four years in prison. |
3-9-18 House budget leader has plan to restore higher ed funding, but wants agreement on tuition firstOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The Missouri House budget committee has a plan to continue funding of Missouri’s colleges and universities at the amount budgeted last year, but in exchange lawmakers want those institutions to freeze tuition. |
3-1-18 Missouri House adopts resolution launching investigation of charge against Gov. GreitensOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The House has adopted a resolution that launches its investigation of a felony charge against Governor Eric Greitens (R). |
3-1-18 Representative proposes easing of mandatory minimums for some crimesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The state House is being asked to consider giving judges more flexibility about when to impose minimum sentences mandated by Missouri law for many offenses. |
3-1-18 Missouri House proposes civil penalties for poachingOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The state House has voted to increase fines for poaching because it’s cheaper for non-Missouri residents to poach than to hunt with a license. |
2-28-18 Bipartisan House bills would close 'loophole' that allows domestic abusers to have gunsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
House Bills 2276 and 1849 are sponsored by Representatives Donna Lichtenegger (R-Jackson) and Tracy McCreery (D-St. Louis), respectively. Both bills would expand the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm to include those who have been convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors or who have a full order of protection against them. |
2-28-18 House proposes criminalizing 'revenge porn'On Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The Missouri House has voted to criminalize what is often called, “revenge porn;” sharing or threatening to share private sexual images of a person without that person’s consent. Such sharing often happens by the uploading of those images to the internet. |
2-27-18 Missouri House creates committee to investigate felony charge against Gov. GreitensOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Greitens was indicted by a St. Louis grand jury for felony invasion of privacy. Greitens is accused of taking, without consent, a photo of a woman with whom he had an affair in 2015. |
2-27-18 House votes to require notification of both parents when minors seek an abortionOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The House voted 113-37 on Monday to pass House Bill 1383. |
2-26-18 House considers barring public contracts with companies boycotting IsraelOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Speaker Todd Richardson (R-Poplar Bluff) is sponsoring only one piece of legislation this year: House Bill 2179. It would prevent any public entity in Missouri from entering into contracts with such companies. It’s being called the, “Anti-Discrimination Against Israel Act.” |
2-23-18 House votes to allow production, interstate imports of industrial hempOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The House voted 141-4 on Thursday in favor of House Bill 2034, which would exempt hemp from state law governing controlled substances and create a pilot program for hemp production. |
2-23-18 House endorses minimum age for Missouri marriage licensesOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Marriage licenses can now be issued to persons younger than 15 under certain conditions. House Bill 1630 would increase that age to 17 and require a court hearing on whether the marriage is advisable. No licenses would be issued when either party is younger than 15, or when one party is 21 or older and the other party is younger than 17. |
2-23-18 Missouri legislature approves human trafficking hotline postersOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The first bill to be passed out of the Missouri legislature in 2018 aims to fight human trafficking. |
2-15-18 Missouri House votes to support needle exchange programs to fight IV drug abuse, diseaseOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Backers say the bill will help combat a potential outbreak in diseases like HIV and Hepatitis C caused by the sharing of used needles, and will get more people into drug treatment, but not all lawmakers are convinced. |
2-14-18 State Representative's review finds $36-million of potential savings in Department of RevenueOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
St. Louis Republican David Gregory presented to the House Budget Committee what he called a, “Fiscal Opportunity Audit” of the Department. |
2-13-18 House rejects greater penalties for assaulting, killing police dogs, following emotional debateOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
The Missouri House has defeated a bill to increase penalties for assaulting or killing a law enforcement animal amid emotional debate led by black Democrats, who emphasized what they say those dogs represent to their communities. |
2-12-18 Bill would add info on consent, violence, & harassment to sex education in Missouri high schoolsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
A Missouri representative is proposing that high school students learn about sexual harassment, violence, and consent as part of sexual education. Her legislation will be heard Tuesday night by the House Committee on Children and Families. |
2-8-18 House bill could mean less in lawsuit damage awards for failing to wear seat beltsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
People who sue makers of cars and their components after sustaining injuries related to those products could be awarded less money if they weren’t properly using a seat belt, under a bill being considered in the Missouri House. |
2-8-18 Missouri House considering reform of state's sex offender registryOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
A bill that would give some sex offenders an opportunity to be removed from the sex offender registry is being considered by the Missouri House. |
2-6-18 Bill to legalize limited medical marijuana in Missouri heard in House committeeOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Cameron doctor and state representative Jim Neely (R) has proposed allowing the use of marijuana to treat terminal conditions. |
2-1-18 Budget subcommittee chair to recommend delay in basing college, university funding on performanceOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Cedarcreek Republican Lyle Rowland’s subcommittee heard from those institutions’ presidents over the course of two days and said many of them wanted the same things: a delay in implementation of that plan, and a restoration of their core funding. |
1-31-18 'Simon's Law:' bill would require parents' consent to end a child's life-sustaining careOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Some tell state lawmakers state law should require parents’ consent before such treatments can end. Others urge the opposite. Both say the humane, compassionate, and complete care of children hangs in the balance. |
1-29-18 House budget reject Greitens' administration plan to expedite tax refund paymentsOn Selection You Will Jump to the iframe below
Under the administration’s plan the state would seek a line of credit of up to $250-million. That would be used to help the state get refunds out faster and would be paid off by the time the fiscal year ends at the end of June. The loan would have come from MoHEFA, the Missouri health and Educational Facilities Authority, which typically helps finance buildings projects for colleges and universities. |